In '71 or '72 I returned to New Orleans and stayed there. I started cooking Louisiana food. Of all the things I had cooked, it was the best-and it was my heritage. — Paul Prudhomme Copy Share Image
Cajun is country food by farmers and fisherman that arrived in Louisiana from Acadiana, Canada. — Paul Prudhomme Copy Share Image
We closed the restaurant in New Orleans and brought the entire staff to San Francisco. But we had to go home. — Paul Prudhomme Copy Share Image
When I travel I normally eat club sandwiches or I bring my own food. When you go into a new town, it's very had… — Paul Prudhomme Copy Share Image
Have fun. Do something nobody else had done before, or has done since. — Paul Prudhomme Copy Share Image
I'd like to have the first restaurant that can deliver incredible quality food to your table at your house at any time-right where you… — Paul Prudhomme Copy Share Image
I opened my own restaurant when I was 17. I went broke, then traveled around the country, learning about different kinds of foods, had… — Paul Prudhomme Copy Share Image
I would work as a cook, get a little money, then open another restaurant. — Paul Prudhomme Copy Share Image
I don't think life is to be taken too seriously. Take it too seriously, and it'll getcha. — Paul Prudhomme Copy Share Image
When you've got a great business going, you go open another and take the risk of losing the whole thing. It's fun! — Paul Prudhomme Copy Share Image
The bad part about being recognized is that when I walk into a restaurant and sit down, I've got to eat everything on the… — Paul Prudhomme Copy Share Image
